KRDG · Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)

READING, PENNSYLVANIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT

344

Elevation ft

Runways

6,350

Longest ft · 13/31

40.38N

75.97W

Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) serves Reading, Pennsylvania at 344 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 6,350 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	6,350 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	5,151 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 344 ft is about 14°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 14°C)	344 ft	2,505 ft	2,146 ft	3,219 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,544 ft	2,739 ft	2,273 ft	3,409 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,744 ft	2,973 ft	2,399 ft	3,599 ft
35°C afternoon	2,827 ft	2,989 ft	2,408 ft	3,612 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 6,350 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,612 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KRDG is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLNS Lancaster Airport	22 nm SW	6,933 ft
KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport	24 nm S	5,400 ft
KZER Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport	27 nm NW	5,101 ft
KABE Lehigh Valley International Airport	29 nm NE	7,599 ft
KHZL Hazleton Municipal Airport	37 nm N	5,001 ft
KMDT Harrisburg International Airport	38 nm W	10,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KRDG

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KRDG, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KRDG or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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